Aurelien Giraud, left, of France wins the Men’s Street Skateboard Final with Felipe Gustavo of Brazil who finished third during the Dew Tour at the Long Beach Convention Center on Sunday, June 16, 2019 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

Dew Tour at the Long Beach Convention Center on Sunday, June 16, 2019 in Long Beach, California.

Aurelien Giraud, center, of France wins the Men’s Street Skateboard Final as Sora Shirai, left, of Japan finished second and Felipe Gustavo of Brazil finished third during the Dew Tour at the Long Beach Convention Center on Sunday, June 16, 2019 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

Aurelien Giraud, left, of France wins the Men’s Street Skateboard Final with Felipe Gustavo of Brazil who finished third during the Dew Tour at the Long Beach Convention Center on Sunday, June 16, 2019 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

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Aurelien Giraud of France wins the Men’s Street Skateboard Final during the Dew Tour at the Long Beach Convention Center on Sunday, June 16, 2019 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

Sora Shirai of Japan competes in the Men’s Street Skateboard Final during the Dew Tour at the Long Beach Convention Center on Sunday, June 16, 2019 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

Ivan Monteiro of Brazil competes in the Men’s Street Skateboard Final during the Dew Tour at the Long Beach Convention Center on Sunday, June 16, 2019 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

Matt Berger of Canada competes in the Men’s Street Skateboard Final during the Dew Tour at the Long Beach Convention Center on Sunday, June 16, 2019 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

Matt Berger of Canada competes in the Men’s Street Skateboard Final during the Dew Tour at the Long Beach Convention Center on Sunday, June 16, 2019 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

Kelvin Hoefler of Brazil competes in the Men’s Street Skateboard Final during the Dew Tour at the Long Beach Convention Center on Sunday, June 16, 2019 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

Kelvin Hoefler of Brazil competes in the Men’s Street Skateboard Final during the Dew Tour at the Long Beach Convention Center on Sunday, June 16, 2019 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

Gustavo Ribeiro of Portugal competes in the Men’s Street Skateboard Final during the Dew Tour at the Long Beach Convention Center on Sunday, June 16, 2019 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

Felipe Gustavo of Brazil competes in the Men’s Street Skateboard Final during the Dew Tour at the Long Beach Convention Center on Sunday, June 16, 2019 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

Nyjah Huston of the USA competes in the Men’s Street Skateboard Final during the Dew Tour at the Long Beach Convention Center on Sunday, June 16, 2019 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

Nyjah Huston of the USA competes in the Men’s Street Skateboard Final during the Dew Tour at the Long Beach Convention Center on Sunday, June 16, 2019 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

Nyjah Huston of the USA competes in the Men’s Street Skateboard Final during the Dew Tour at the Long Beach Convention Center on Sunday, June 16, 2019 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

Nyjah Huston of the USA falls as he competes in the Men’s Street Skateboard Final during the Dew Tour at the Long Beach Convention Center on Sunday, June 16, 2019 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

Keith Birmingham is a Los Angeles-based photographer specializing in sports, editorial and portrait photography. He has been a staff photographer for 24 years with the Los Angeles Newspaper Group including the Pasadena Star-News, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Whittier Daily News and Los Angeles Daily News. His work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Nashville Tennessean, GQ, Life Magazine, Sporting News, Los Angeles Dodgers Magazine, National Sports Daily, along with wire services Associated Press and United Press International, and the books Photojournalism: The Professionals' Approach by Kenneth Kobre, and Out of the Blue by Joe Haakenson, the story of the 2002 World Series Champion Anaheim Angels. An award winning photographer, including awards from National Press Photographers Association, Pictures of the Year International, World Press Photo, Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles, California Press Photographers Association, he has also won Picture of the Year from SportsShooter.com and been nominated by his paper for three Pulitzer Prize awards. Keith has covered 20 Rose Bowl games, four Men's Basketball Final Fours , two Women's Basketball Final Fours, Three Major League Baseball World Series, the Super Bowl, six NBA Finals, two Women's World Cups, one Men's World Cup and many other sporting events throughout the United States. He has also covered Hurricane Katrina and many major California wildfires.

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